> > >>I 've been thinking about using the Schedule 40 304 stainless for the first
    > foot or so of my exhaust system, but I can't bends that tight -2" inside
    > diameter with 2.35 OD pipe. What I have now is
    > > >>2"Diameter .049 321 Stainless bends. I'm a little concerned that the bending
    > stretched the material to an unacceptable thinness right where the pipes are the
    > hottest.
    > > >>Of course I am going to have a SS heat shield completely surrounding my
    > exhaust system, but I was wondering if ceramic coating the pipes would help keep
    > the pipes intact.
    > > >>
    > > >>Anyone?
    > > >>
    > > >>Brian Trubee

    >
    > > > thick wall ss 304 310 and 321 are manufactured in 45,90 and 180 bends for
    > the boiler and oil field industries.
    > > I bought the pieces for my exhaust system at a local oil field
    > > supply
    > > house. as an additional benefit they are beveled on the ends and cut
    > > square. made manufacturing the exhaust a one day job including
    > > driving back and forth between my shop and the hanger.
    > >
    > > smale@ncinternet.net
    >

    Mr. Smale,

         Are these the so called "Weld EL's" that have been mentioned

    before for constructing manifolds for turbo and non turbo exhaust ??

    Kelly Troyer

I believe so. I bought the bends at a oilfield supply house. the parts have a very tight radius and were

easy to configure into a convoluted exhaust system feeding a turbo. the
parts appear to be mandrel bent and not pressed in halves and welded.
the markings on the parts were in French so i assume they were
manufactured in France.

smale@ncinternet.net

 
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